13 reasons why everyone is obsessed with 'Breaking Bad'

August 9, 2013 |Kirsten Acuna/Business Insider

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13. The show constantly forces you to think about the direction of the current episode and overall series narrative.

Much like J.J. Abrams' "Lost," Gilligan likes to play with ambiguous flashforwards and flashbacks in the opening of episodes to capture the viewer's attention. They'll usually pop up again later in the same episode or season with significant value.

The first time we see Walt in the pilot episode, he's frantically driving an RV in the middle of the desert with an unconscious passenger and two bodies in the back. He's wearing nothing but his underwear. The viewer is left baffled, but by the episode's end, we know how and why he arrived in such a state.

13. The show constantly forces you to think about the direction of the current episode and overall series narrative.

Much like J.J. Abrams' "Lost," Gilligan likes to play with ambiguous flashforwards and flashbacks in the opening of episodes to capture the viewer's attention. They'll usually pop up again later in the same episode or season with significant value.

The first time we see Walt in the pilot episode, he's frantically driving an RV in the middle of the desert with an unconscious passenger and two bodies in the back. He's wearing nothing but his underwear. The viewer is left baffled, but by the episode's end, we know how and why he arrived in such a state.